A thief camped out at an Overland Park Walmart store, not only stealing from the business, but preying on people in the parking lot.

Police released surveillance images of the man, who was wearing an Eric Hosmer Royals shirt.

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One woman, who asked not to be identified, said she parked outside the store and left her purse in the passenger’s seat, disguising it with a scarf. She came back to find her window broken and her purse gone, along with her sense of security.

“I’m shocked and angry,” the woman said.

She said the thief went to great lengths to pull off the heist.

“He’s just checking all cars and he saw something,” she said. “My purse handle or something.”

Police said the man in the Hosmer shirt seemed to be covering his bases, looking for cars with valuables inside and an empty parking space nearby so he could pull his own car over.

“He wears that kind of jersey. Nobody can notice if he’s doing something wrong,” the woman said. “That’s why he has that kind of dress-up. Nobody can notice what he’s doing.”

The man used his elbow and a tool to smash through the woman’s passenger-side window, taking the purse, her credit cards and $800 in cash.

“I work seven days a week for the last 22 years,” the woman said.

Not only did she lose a lot of cash, it also cost her $200 to fix the window. She said that was cheaper than filing an insurance claim.

“The deductible is $500, so we have to pay from pocket.”

She said she hopes someone recognizes the Hosmer imposter and turns him in.

“I cannot believe this happened in the daytime in a public place in Johnson County,” she said. “It’s like a safe place, you know?”

She said she won’t carry that much cash with her anymore and will always take her purse with her instead of leaving it in the car.

Anyone who recognizes the man in the surveillance pictures is asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.